Smithsonian Cats

Artist John F. Francis, born Philadelphia, PA 1808-died Jeffersonville, PA 1886 Sitter Mary Elizabeth Francis

Credit Line Smithsonian American Art Museum, Museum purchase and gift in memory of Grace Brereton Sturtevant, the artist's great niece

ca. 1840

Object number 1972.52 Restrictions & Rights CC0

Artist Cecilia Beaux, born Philadelphia, PA 1855-died Gloucester, MA 1942 Sitter Henry Sturgis Drinker

Credit Line Smithsonian American Art Museum, Bequest of Henry Ward Ranger through the National Academy of Design

1898

Object number 1952.10.1 Restrictions & Rights CC0

Artist Thomas Eakins, American, b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1844–1916

Credit Line Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966(c. 1880-1890)

Artist Thomas Eakins, American, b. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1844–1916

Credit Line Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966

(c. 1880-1890)

Artist Katsushika Hokusai 葛飾北斎 (1760-1849)

Credit Line Gift of Charles Lang Freer ca. 1810s

Period Edo period

Accession Number F1904.256 Restrictions & Rights CC0

Type Painting Medium Ink on paper Dimensions H x W: 23 x 19.9 cm (9 1/16 x 7 13/16 in)

Artist Helen Hyde, born Lima, NY 1868-died Pasadena, CA 1919

Credit Line Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Hyde Gillette in memory of Mabel Hyde Gillette and Edwin Fraser Gillette

1903

Object number 1992.13.31 Restrictions & Rights CC0

Artist Henry Wolf, born Eckwersheim, Alsace 1852-died New York City 1916

Credit Line Smithsonian American Art Museum, Transfer from the Archives of American Art, Smithsonian Institution

1902

Object number 1973.130.192

Restrictions & Rights CC0

Artist Paul Wayland Bartlett, born New Haven, CT 1865-died Paris, France 1925

Luce Center Label Paul Wayland Bartlett created many sculptures of animals during his early career in France. He studied the menagerie of wild creatures at the Jardin des Plantes in Paris and modeled sculptures of domestic animals such as cats, dogs, and goats. In the tradition of the animaliers, he often focused on facial expressions to capture the animal’s emotion.

Credit Line Smithsonian American Art Museum, Gift of Mrs. Armistead Peter III modeled ca. 1877-1880

Object number 1958.11.20 Restrictions & Rights CC0